Second Wind Oral Histories of Lung Transplant Survivors
Description
This book uses both oral and conventional historical methods to describe and analyze the history of lung transplantation in the US. While drawing on accounts from doctors and other specialists, it primarily focuses on the experiences of patients and explores themes of uncertainty, timing, identity, coping, and quality of life.
Keywords
Social ScienceAnthropologyHistorySocial HistorySociologyScienceUnited StatesModernAmericas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
2012Book
Author(s)Mary Jo Festle
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9780230340916
LanguageEnglish
